Definition of 'comic'

Word Frequency

comic

(kɒmɪk )

Word forms: comics

1. adjective

If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.

The novel is comic and tragic.

Synonyms: funny, amusing, witty, humorous More Synonyms of comic

2. adjective [ADJ n]

Comic is used to describe funny entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it.

Grodin is a fine comic actor.

3. countable noun

A comic is an entertainer who tells jokes in order to make people laugh.

...the funniest comic in America.

4. singular noun

The comics is the part of a newspaper that contains the comic strips.

She read the comics in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

5. countable noun

A comic is a magazine that contains stories told in pictures.

[mainly British]

regional note: in AM, usually use comic book

More Synonyms of comic

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comic

comic in American English

(ˈkɑmɪk )

adjective

of, like, or having to do with comedy

amusing or intended to be amusing; humorous; funny

of comic strips or cartoons

noun

a comedian

the humorous element in art or life

6. US

comic strip or , comic book

b. [pl.]

a section of comic strips, as in a newspaper

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfunny

Word origin

ME comice < L comicus < Gr kōmikos < kōmos, revel

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comic in American English

adjective

of, pertaining to, or characterized by comedy

comic opera

of or pertaining to a person who acts in or writes comedy

a comic actor

a comic dramatist

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of comedy

comic situations

a comic sense

provoking laughter; humorous; funny; laughable

noun

a comedian

6. See comic book

7. See comics

8. See the comic

Word origin

[1350–1400; ME ‹ L cōmicus ‹ Gk kōmikós, equiv. to kôm(os) a revel + -ikos -ic]

Word Frequency

comic in British English

(ˈkɒmɪk )

adjective

of, relating to, characterized by, or characteristic of comedy

2. (prenominal)

acting in, writing, or composing comedy

a comic writer

humorous; funny

noun

a person who is comic, esp a comic actor; comedian

a book or magazine containing comic strips

6. (usually plural) mainly US and Canadian

comic strips in newspapers, etc

Word origin

C16: from Latin cōmicus, from Greek kōmikos relating to comedy

Examples of 'comic' in a sentence
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